chain tensioner

noob · #1 10-30-2008, 10:30 PM

i was fiddling with some stuff on my bike and 5 miles down the road my idler pulley came off... ididnt tighten it down enough. where can iget a new pulley

brobie · #2 10-30-2008, 10:53 PM

I really like the one that ThatsDax sells. I replaced the one that came with my kit with theirs. It has a ball bearing in it that made things run smoother for me. Some other people remove the tensioner altogether.

OSCAR383 · #3 10-30-2008, 10:59 PM

i made a custom tensioner mount that welded to the bike frame ...... and then didnt even use it

misteright1_99 · #4 10-30-2008, 11:02 PM

This is a simple mod.................

http://motorbicycling.com/f6/spring-...ioner-890.html

noob · #5 10-31-2008, 02:14 AM

is there a downside to going without the tensioner??

**Bikeguy Joe** · #6 10-31-2008, 08:23 AM

I replace them with a skateboard wheel with ceramic bearings.

**Norman** · #7 10-31-2008, 11:03 PM

I'm pretty fond of the skateboard wheel too I thin them on the lathe and cut off the outer rubber or what ever that stuff is then make a little shoulder on each side seems to work very good.
Norman

niinnn · #8 11-01-2008, 02:09 AM

Rollerblade wheels are also really good as they are already narrower and have a harder compound to the urethane so they last alot longer.

**Bikeguy Joe** · #9 11-01-2008, 08:58 AM

I grind the groove the old fashioned (or hard) way- on a bench grinder.

Hey Norman- I never knew there was an "outer tire" on those things and I was grinding the groove into my first one and the "re-tread" flew off like a road gator from a 100mph semi!

niinnn · #10 11-03-2008, 05:15 AM

You can buy them for downhill bikes but they are a rip off $ and you dont get to make it yourself